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Senator Kennedy to have brain surgery this morning at Duke
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is out of surgery, and his doctor says a procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor " was successful. (article 9)
"The surgery lasted roughly three-and-a-half hours and is just the first step in Senator Kennedy's treatment plan Freidman said, adding he was awake during the procedure and," should experience no permanent neurological effects from the surgery.. (article 9)
The 76-year-old senator now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat his malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tumor, Freidman said. (article 9)
Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., report that Sen. Ted Kennedy is doing well after nearly four hours of surgery today to remove a cancerous brain tumor. (article 15)
Edward Kennedy, the U.S. Senate's second-longest-serving member and one of the most powerful political figures of the past half-century, has been diagnosed with a type of brain cancer that usually proves fatal. (article 10)
The senator will remain at the hospital " for the next couple days according to routine protocol his doctors said in a prepared statement. (article 10)
" The treatment that has been shown to make the most difference as far as survival is removal of the tumor said Vivek Deshmukh, director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at George Washington University Medical Center. (article 12)
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- Senator Kennedy to have brain surgery this morning at Duke (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 476 words)
- Kennedy's brain tumor surgery deemed a success (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 1028 words)
- Kennedy brain surgery 'successful' (CNN, 06/02/2008, 937 words)
- Chemo and radiation next for Kennedy after surgery (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 838 words)
- Kennedy’s Surgery for Tumor Called Success (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 779 words)
- Kennedy hand-picked a surgeon who takes on tough operations (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 1084 words)
- Kennedy brain surgery 'a success' (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 242 words)
- U.S. Senator Kennedy's surgery for brain tumour a success: doctors (cbc.ca, 06/02/2008, 359 words)
- ABC News: Sen. Kennedy Feels Like a 'Million Bucks' After 'Successful' Surgery (ABCNews, 06/02/2008, 316 words)
- Health Treatments, Massachusetts, Edward Kennedy, Jr. - (baltimoresun.com, 06/02/2008, 158 words)
- Local News Updates (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 186 words)
- Experts: Surgery Painstaking, Delicate (Washington Post, 06/01/2008, 483 words)
- Kennedy surgeon a leader in neuro-oncology (L.A. Times, 06/02/2008, 517 words)
- No cure for malignant glioma like Kennedy has (sfgate.com, 06/02/2008, 767 words)
- ABC News: Kennedy Brain Surgery 'Successful' (ABCNews, 06/02/2008, 275 words)
- Kennedy's brain surgery is risky, doctors say (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 414 words)
- Kennedy's brain surgery is risky, doctors say (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 766 words)
- Brain tumor patient recalls surgery like Kennedy's (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 823 words)
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